Traffic police fixes parking fees in Karachi

KARACHI:Karachi Traffic police has fixed fees for parking of vehicles in different parking places of KMC and DMC in the metropolis. A spokesman for Traffic Police DSP Saeed Arian said that the officially notified rates for motorcyclist would have to pay Rs10

Youth killed, two injured in road mishaps

KARACHI:A youth died while two others were injured in separate road accidents in the metropolis on Saturday. According rescue sources, a fast-moving water tanker collided with a trailer truck near Khairabad in Orangi town. As a result, a 30-year-old man, Muhammad Ilyas

Sindh, WHO step up efforts to tackle HIV outbreak

KARACHI:Sindh government and WHO experts have stepped up efforts to tackle an outbreak of HIV in Sindh province, especially in Ratedero taluka, where high ratio of cases have surfaced, PPI learnt Saturday. “HIV cases have also surfaced in Moro after hitting Ratodero,

Water samples from 11 areas show presence of polio virus

KARACHI:The wild poliovirus has been detected from samples taken from all major areas of Karachi, confirms an environmental survey carried out by Emergency Operation Cell teams. The environmental survey done by the Emergency Operation Cell team shows the presence of the wild

Very hot weather hits interior Sindh

KARACHI:Heat-wave hit interior Sindh Saturday with maximum average temperature of 46 degrees centigrade, compelling people to stay indoors. Mainly hot and dry weather is expected in most parts of Sindh on Sunday. During the last 24 hours, weather remained hot and dry

CTD arrests gang involved in ATM robberies

KARACHI:Counter Terrorism Department of Sindh police on Saturday arrested a three-member robbers gang allegedly involved in several incidents of looting citizens withdrawing money from ATMs. According to in-charge CTD Chaudhhry Safdar, a CTD investigation team conducted a targeted raid in Orangi town